The public finance potential of community forestry in Nepal

Community forestry in the hills of Nepal: Determinants of user participation in forest management

“…The goods and services derived from forests are critically important for most people in Nepal because subsistence often depends on access to and control over forest resources (Chhetri et al, 2012b(Chhetri et al, , 2012a. Community forestry programs-operating under a common property management regime-have evolved as a primary means of managing forests in Nepal (Agrawal and Ostrom, 2001).…”

Towards active utilisation of community forestry: Silvo-institutional model for sustainable forest management in Nepal

“…Despite about 45% of the country's area under forests, the contribution of the forest sector to local and national economy has remained much less than the potential in Nepal (Chhetri et al, 2012;Banjade et al, 2011;Thoms, 2008). As the national mood have switched towards active forest management through developing and scaling out silviculture innovations, several attempts for active forest management have been made.…”

What benefits do community forests provide, and to whom? A rapid assessment of ecosystem services from a Himalayan forest, Nepal

“…However, at the local level it is often the case that benefits and costs are not equitably distributed. In Nepal, despite improved forest management and environmental conditions since the introduction of community forests (Baland et al, 2010;Chhetri et al, 2012), some studies suggest that the poorest and the most marginalised members 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 5 of communities, including women, may receive the least benefit (Keshev & Varughese, 2000;Malla et al, 2003;Adhikari, 2005;Ojha et al, 2009). …”